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Schools in Hancock

Hancock’s public schools

Hancock Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hancock. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$37.0K
▲ 7% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
292 students on the public path
In brief

Hancock’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Hancock’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Hancock Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 18%); Hancock Elementary School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hancock, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Hancock Elementary SchoolHancock Central School DistrictD
5–12Hancock Junior-Senior High SchoolHancock Central School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hancock Central School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hancock Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 292 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$37,039NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 48.9% · 149 students tested
Math27%
State average 46.5% · 150 students tested

Hancock vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Hancock’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hancock—Hancock Central
Hancock (town)C−Hancock Central

Buckingham, PA borders Hancock but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Hancock

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hancockin other towns
Hancock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
D
93 students11:1Rate it →
Hancock Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 5–12
C−
199 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Hancock’s schools

Are Hancock’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hancock. Hancock Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hancock. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hancock in?

Hancock Central School District.

Where do Hancock kids go to high school?

Hancock Junior-Senior High School.

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What Hancock families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.